Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo, St. Nicholas of Tolentino took his name from St. Nicholas of Myra, at whose shrine his parents prayed to have a child. Nicholas became a monk at 18, and seven years later, he was ordained a priest. He gained a reputation as a preacher and a confessor. C. 1274, he was sent to Tolentino, near his birthplace. The town suffered from civil strife between the Guelphs, who supported the pope, and Ghibellines, who supported the Holy Roman Emperor, in their struggle for control of Italy. Nicholas was primarily a pastor to his flock. He ministered to the poor and the criminal. He is said to have cured the sick with bread over which he had prayed to Mary, the mother of God. He gained a reputation as a wonder-worker. Nicholas died in 1305 after a long illness. People began immediately to petition for his canonization. Eugene IV canonized him in 1446, and his relics were rediscovered in 1926 at Tolentino.Feast day:
September 10
1507
Oil on panel, 79 x 62 cm
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
Source: http://www.catholic.org
Accessed: 23 August 2005
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Inday lamang kun pareha an ila tag-istoryahan, pero ini an ako nabasa sa Asian Wall Street Journal, p 11 (20-22 Sept 2002). Sinuyat ni Thomas Craughwell, "Saint for Swindlers." Craughwell is author of "Saints for Every Occasion: 101 of Heaven's Most Powerful Patrons" (Stampley Enterprises, 2001):
St Nicholas (290-350) - sainth to pray for bailout
-bishop of Myra (now in Turkey)
-heard of a merchant gone bankrupt, for three nights in succession the bishop walked by the bankrupt's house and lobbed bags of gold through an open window
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